Ilex Press imprint: 112 books
Chrisp's True Crime Miscellany
Stories * Facts * Tales & Trivia
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
This is arresting miscellany is jam-packed with intriguing and enlightening stories, facts, and trivia about all manner of murderers, miscreants, and malcontents.
The book reveals incredible tales about criminal gangs around the world, such as the Japanese Yakuza, the L.A. Crips and Bloods,...
Photographing the Elements
Capturing Nature's Most Extreme Phenomena With Your Digital Camera
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
Blizzards, tornados, volcanic eruptions, and desert sandstorms? Forget about seeking shelter - these are the prime times to grab your gear and get one-of-a-kind photographs of the most exotic and extraordinary subjects on earth. Miles away from your typical landscape and nature shots, these powerful...
Practical HDR (2nd Edition)
The Complete Guide to Creating High Dynamic Range Images with your Digital SLR
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
The first edition of David Nightingale's Practical HDR swiftly established itself as the standard work on this cutting-edge processing technique, garnering rave reviews and reprinting several times. Now, technical advances in the field have expanded HDR's possibilities still further, and this second,...
101 Top Tips for Black & White Digital Photography
The Art of Black & White Brought into the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2013
A comprehensive look at black & white photography by one of today's leading experts on digital-editing software and black & white conversion techniques.
John Beardsworth explores the most powerful software for converting your color shots into stunning, high-quality black-and-white photos,...
Smart Smart Home Handbook
Connect, control and secure your home the easy way
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Until just a few years ago, turning a light on and off with a clap was about as clever as technology got.
Today, almost anything can be connected to the internet, and with this connection comes the ability to turn your bedroom lights off from another country, tell your thermostat to create...
by Lorna Yabsley
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2019
It's time to refresh your creativity with this lively exploration of photography at the cutting edge.
There's always a new angle with which to shoot your subject, a different shade of light to capture or a completely new genre to try out, so there's never an excuse for your camera to gather...
Digital Photo Workflow Made Easy
Discover How to Effortlessly Organise & Process All Your Pictures
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Do you know where all your photos are? Can you retrieve every landscape shot or portrait you've ever taken with a few keystrokes and a click of the mouse? Are you looking forward to processing those hundreds or thousands of holiday snapshots? There's no reason why you shouldn't, and this book holds...
by Richard Peters
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2019
Richard Peters won the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for a photograph taken in his very ordinary suburban back garden. In this book, he shares the methods he used to get stunning professional nature photos without having to head out on safari.
Starting with the basics, this...
Draw People in 15 Minutes
Amaze your friends with your drawing skills
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
Best-selling author and art tutor Jake Spicer here gives you all the skills you need to sketch a convincing figure in just 15 minutes.
With a syllabus of carefully crafted tutorials, from how to put together a basic sketch of a person, to developing your drawings and taking them further, materials...
Take Stock Photography That Sells
Earn a living doing what you love
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2019
Web-based stock photography has become one of the biggest income streams for photographers around the world, and has democratised the process, making it easy for just about anyone to sign up and sell their work. Not all photographers, however, can navigate the terminology, let alone understand that...
iPad For Photographers 2nd edition
A Guide to Managing, Editing, and Displaying Photographs Using Your iPad
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
Think the little LCD on the back of your camera is useful? You haven't seen anything yet. This book will show you how to put photography's new essential piece of kit at the centre of your workflow, enabling you to bridge the gap between the camera and the internet by importing and uploading photos...
Why You Like This Photo
The science of perception
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018
What you see is very different from what you think you see...
There's a lot going on behind the scenes when you like a photograph. Maybe something is tricking your brain into believing a static image is alive with motion. But how? Or maybe you're being drawn in by a rich, high-contrast subject....
Tate: Photography Decoded
Look, Think, Ask
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2019
Is it real?
What do I remember?
How can you tell a story?
Can lying be OK?
What goes where?
Why is it famous?
What makes it problematic?
Who do you think you are?
Stealing or borrowing?
Public or private?
These ten questions launch a thought-provoking investigation into what is really going...
by Tanya Nagar
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2019
The 50mm lens is for photography purists. It's cheap to buy, light to carry and gets amazing results. It also makes even the greatest photographers try just that little bit harder to frame the perfect image. As a result, it's the first thing anyone buys after their camera.
Life in 50mm shares...